- Pekka Streng
Pekka Streng (
April 26 1948 -April 11 1975 ) was a Finnish musician who had a notable influence onprogressive rock in Finland.Streng died of
cancer at the age of 26. During his short career he made two albums, which were published byLove Records . He wrote the songs and lyrics (in Finnish), and performed vocals and acoustic guitars on the albums. On the first one, "Magneettimiehen kuolema" (1970), he collaborated withTasavallan Presidentti , a renowned Finnish prog band of the time. On "Kesämaa" (1972), various other noted musicians such asOlli Ahvenlahti andHasse Walli took part in the studio sessions.At the time of publication, Streng's records did not prove especially popular. Later, however, his music began gradually to attract more and more following. The two albums were first released on (one) CD in 1990. Due to demand, remastered CD editions of both albums (this time separately) were released in 2003.
Pekka Streng avoided publicity and only gave one interview to a music journalist during his life. Because of this, not much has been known about him as a person, which occasionally has helped form a somewhat mystified image of him.
Discography
*Magneettimiehen Kuolema (with
Tasavallan Presidentti ) (1970)
*Kesämaa (1972)External links
* [http://www.teosofia.net/ps/ Pekka Streng website] - song lyrics, images and articles (in Finnish)
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